In a shocking incident on Monday, a 23-year-old man in Kerala allegedly killed five people, including his 13-year-old brother, his grandmother in her 80s, and a young woman said to be his lover. The other two victims were reportedly close relatives of the man, while his mother has been admitted to a medical college hospital in critical condition, news agency PTI reported.

The mass murder occurred across three houses in the Venjaramoodu area near the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram, police said.